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• seton
  seton

  noun

  a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
• Seton
  Seton

  noun

  Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) Mother Seton, 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975).

seton

¹ American  

[seet-n] / ˈsit n /

noun

Surgery.

1. a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.

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Seton ² American  

[seet-n] / ˈsit n /

noun

1. Saint Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) Mother Seton, 1774–1821, U.S. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born American to be canonized (1975).

2. Ernest Thompson, 1860–1946, English writer and illustrator in the U.S.

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Seton British  

/ ˈsiːtən /

noun

1. Ernest Thompson. 1860–1946, US author and illustrator of animal books, born in England

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Etymology

Origin of seton

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin sētōn- (stem of sētō ), equivalent to sēt ( a ) seta + -ōn- noun suffix

Example Sentences

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seton Seton

Inflammation and considerable pain had evidently followed, and the dog had nearly torn the seton out.

From The Dog by William Youatt

The seton had been taken off just before the new outbreak; it was put in again on December 31st.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie

He does not recommend the operation, as usually preferable to the seton, for which, the profession is indebted to Dr. Physick; but as an additional expedient, when other means fail.—Med.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache

The seton may be passed with the horse in the standing position.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

This may be avoided by the use of a seton.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

James J. Kimble, a communication professor and propaganda historian at Seton Hall University, said U.S. presidents have “by and large” struck a respectful tone in wartime, though there are some exceptions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

“Did you at least prepare him for the vortex of evil that is the Seton brand—I mean, family?” she snarks merrily.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Attorneys from the ACLU, Seton Hall University and the Center for Constitutional Rights are representing the families in Massachusetts federal district court.

From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2026

According to a March poll conducted by Seton Hall University’s School of Business, Clark was the most well-known college basketball player in the country, with 44 percent of Americans saying they had heard of her.

From New York Times ● May 18, 2024

Nonetheless, most continue to accept Seton s basic thesis: the Americas seen by the first colonists were a wildland of thundering herds and forests with sky-high trees and lakes aswarm with fish.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann